Area Points of Interest

The historic lumber town of Weed is located in Siskiyou County in northern California, approximately halfway between Portland, Oregon and San Francisco, California. Home to about 3,000 people, it is named after Abner Weed, a lumberman who founded a mill in the area in the late 1800's. The terminus of Hiqhway 97 in downtown Weed is the official beginning of the famous ALCAN Highway. Weed is nestled against the north slope of 14,162' Mt. Shasta.

There are also numerous primitive Forest Service and BLM campgrounds throughout the area, including Shafter, Martin's Dairy and several on Mt. Shasta.

Water Sports

Boating, sailing and canoeing at

Castle Lake

Copco Lake

Lake McCloud

Lake Siskiyou (rentals available)

Medicine Lake

Windsurfing at

Lake Siskiyou

Iron Gate Reservoir

Copco Lake

Lake Shastina.

Water Skiing at

Lake McCloud

Copco

Medicine Lake

Iron Gate Reservoir.

Swimming at

Castle Lake

Copco Lake

Lake McCloud

Lake Siskiyou

Medicine Lake

Iron Gate Reservoir

Rafting and Kayaking on the

Klamath River

Sacramento River

Scott River

Pool swimming is also available in Dunsmuir, Montague, Mount Shasta, Weed & Yreka.

Llama or Horse Packing

Llama or Horse Packing available in and around

Mount Shasta

McCloud

Scott Valley

Marble Mountain Wilderness area

Klamath National Forest offers trails out of Happy Camp.

Theaters (cinema and stage)

Mt. Shasta and Yreka have multi-plex movie theaters, and stage productions can be appreciated at several theaters in Siskiyou County such as the College of the Siskiyous in Weed and the Siskiyou Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Yreka. Nearby Ashland, Oregon, is home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and has many cultural events scheduled throughout the year.